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Rebecca Smith

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Summary

Born
Jan 1752
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
May 1789
Arrival
Jun 1790
Death
Jan 1791
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Personal Information

Name: Rebecca Smith
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1752
Death: 1st Jan 1791
Age at death: 39
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Exeter
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 31st May 1789
Ship: Lady Juliana
Arrival: 3rd Jun 1790
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Rebecca Smith was transported on the Lady Juliana, departing 31st May 1789 and arriving 3rd Jun 1790 with 247 passengers.

Launched 1777, 401 ton barque, built at Whitby, England. Departed Portsmouth, England on 29 July 1789, via Cape of Good Hope for Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia on 3 June 1790. 1790 voyage carried 226 female passengers (convicts)- 5 of whom died on the trip. 6 children also on board. Significant because it was the first ship to bring all female women to the Colony.

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References

Primary Sourcehttp://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/confem4.html

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Convict Notes

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Rebecca Smith sentenced to 7 years transportation for stealing a sheet and a quantity of clothing at Exeter Devon on the 31 Mar 1786, tranfered to Norfolk Island where she died from a rupture as a result of a fall in 1791